Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will be in Broomfield Monday as part of Democrats’ continuing road show highlighting the economic benefits of the $787 billion stimulus package to local communities.

The 10 a.m. event at the Broomfield events center is by invitation only, and will highlight a recent $10 million federal transportation grant funding green up-grades to U.S. 36, including bus rapid transit and an 18-mile commuter bike way.

Congressman Jared Polis (D-Boulder) will host the event, which will include briefings for Pelosi on the project by members of the U.S. 36 Coalition. When completed, the project will also include a managed toll lane, where drivers can pay for a more grid-lock free commute.

A parade of cabinet secretaries, administration officials, and lawmakers have visited Colorado over the last several months to highlight various projects that are being funded by the stimulus bill, which the administration estimates will create more than 2.5 million jobs nation-wide.